Section: US & Canada
Ukraine’s Cease-Fire Wavers With New Reports of Civilian Casualties
The Ukrainian military and pro-Russian separatists are each claiming that the other side violated a cease-fire at a battle near Donetsk. The groups have had numerous failed cease-fires over the last year in a conflict that has killed thousands. Separatists claim 15 people in the territory they illegally annexed from Ukraine were killed on...
Reports: At least 17 killed in Ukraine battles
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Separatists in east Ukraine said 15 people in territory under their control were killed Wednesday during battles around the rebel stronghold of Donetsk that is threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war. …read more Source: CNS...
Ukraine Battle Tests Cease-Fire to Breaking Point
KIEV, Ukraine — A major battle erupted Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more than a dozen dead and threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war. Rebels in the city of Donetsk reported 15 dead between civilians and combatants in territory under their control. The Ukrainian...
Ukraine Forces, Separatists Fight First Serious Battles in Months
By Alessandra Prentice and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists on Wednesday fought their first serious battles in months and Ukraine’s defense minister said an attempt by rebels to take the eastern town of Maryinka had been thwarted. The Ukrainian military said the Russian-backed rebels had tried to...
Pentagon Seeks Easing of Ban on Russian Rockets for U.S. Space Missions
The ban was meant to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea, but the military says it still need the engines for defense and intelligence purposes. …read more Source: The New York...
The ruble’s plunging again
After a few strong weeks, the ruble fell again following a new offensive in Ukraine and another drop in oil prices. On Wednesday, the ruble slipped nearly 2.7% to a 6-week low of 54.26 rubles. The currency’s plunge follows reports of fighting with “heavy artillery and tanks” in the Donetsk-region towns of Maryinka and...
Ukraine fighting flares after combatants retake surrendered weapons
Pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian government forces fought their most intense battles in months on Wednesday after both sides were reported last week to have looted the internationally monitored depots where their heavy artillery had been stored. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
East Ukraine battle tests fragile ceasefire to breaking point
A major battle erupted Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more than a dozen dead and threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war. …read more Source: CTV...
Ukraine battle tests cease-fire to breaking point
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A major battle erupted Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more… …read more Source:...
Deaths, surge in fighting in Ukraine threaten cease-fire
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — More civilian deaths and a new and unusually intense round of fighting Wednesday in eastern Ukraine are rekindling fears that a shaky cease-fire deal reached in February may be teetering toward collapse. …read more Source: CNS...
